BRIDGETON — City taxpayers will be paying an additional 7.2 cents in a budget that was introduced on first reading by city council Tuesday night.

A copy of the budget is available through the city clerk’s office until the second hearing on Dec. 3 before city council

Business Administrator Dale Goodreau broke down the bad news for a fiscal year 2014 budget that will total $23,297,758, up $494,260 from the year before.

Projected revenue for 2014 is $11,402,874. The tax revenue will be $11,723,487.

By law, the library tax will be $171,397, down from $176,609 in 2013, based on the ratable base.

“We met with all department heads and listened to their needs,’’ said Goodreau. “Then, when we found out what the revenue figures would be, we cut 10 percent from all departments. In some cases, we cut more.

“This is a lean budget. We have gone through the fat and we’ve gone through the muscle and we’re down to bone.’’

Goodreau said the next thing to go would be personnel.

“And I don’t know where I would cut because we have no extra people,’’ he said.

The $11.4 million in anticipated revenue includes $4.42 million in state aid, $2.39 million in other, that includes $800,000 in ambulance service fees and payments in lieu of taxes.

The $23.29 million budget will see just over $12 million go for salary and wages, up $882,273 from last year.

Bridgeton’s value of a penny on the tax rates has increased to $36,322 from $35,840.

Every $36,322 is equal to one cent of tax. If you cut $36,322 from the budget, it would lower the tax rate a penny. So, if the budget had come in $260,000 leaner, there would have been no tax hike.

In taking money from surplus to help balance the budget, there will be $489,667 remaining, down from $769,273 in 2013.

Three people attended the budget hearing Tuesday night, including one resident there because of damage to her property, and Carl Hemple Sr., there to retire as Bridgeton Little League president.

The third was self-appointed community problem solver Warren Robinson.